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City manager backs letter supporting Covenant Health grant request; cites Cross Insurance Center attendance gains

Bangor City Council · March 10, 2026
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Summary

City Manager Weir told council March 9 he will submit a letter supporting Covenant Health’s $3,000,000 federal spending request for building upgrades that would benefit a nursing home and shared public-health space; he also reported the Cross Insurance Center saw about 40,000 visitors over 11 event days, a roughly 25% increase year over year.

City Manager Weir said at the March 9 workshop that he will submit a letter of support for Covenant Health’s federal funding request unless a councilor objects.

Weir said Covenant Health — the nonprofit that owns the nursing home where the city’s public-health department shares space — requested federal spending support to fund building upgrades. “They’ve asked us to submit a letter of support for that application,” Weir said,…

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